I was lucky enough to see The Wiz on broadway in 1975. I saw it over 10 times. The way those people saaaaaaang those song still gives me goosebumps! To be in the audience watching them sing these fantastic songs was such an awesome treat. I can't even begin to explain the feeling. The audience went nuts--standing ovations every time I saw it. Be A Lion brought down the house every time! They knocked it out of the park each and every night. I'm so blessed. An amazing, amazing experience.
In 1975 I was 8 and remember my aunts, my mom and a few others going to see it. When I heard the album, this was one of my favorite. I thought she sounded beautiful but this right here, 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Yeah, me too! I went back then (I was eleven at the time) and saw it like four times!! Based on some very real challenges I experienced during my pre-into-teenage years, this production, the cast and the music was a great amount of what I held onto, and believed in to bring me through a very turbulent time. Thanks for sharing your memories as well, I'm actually crying with tears of joy right now from the beauty of these memories, outstanding performer's and knowing that I DID make it through - I had to, "Believe", know that there is, "No Place Like Home" and "Be a Lion"!!! 😊
@@millionddiva Your welcome and many thanks to you as well. So glad to know how shared the wonderful impact of this production and the artist(s) have been on those of us that saw the original cast. As well, I didn't realize how healing it would be to share my past, thank you for your kindness & response! 😊
Oh My Jesus...I never thought I'd see this purely powerful performance again. I think I am going to shout right now.. I saw the original cast with Stephanie Mills, Ted Ross, Hinton Battle, and Tiger Haynes when I was 6 years old. That woman singing in the center of that stage changed or rather set the course of my life. MET Opera bass-baritone Gregg Baker is an absolutely fabulous Lion! He will do JUST FINE, too! BRAVI!!!!!
that child SANGGGGGGGG!!! Ive never heard anything like it before And Ive seen her A billion times. But she sang the hell out of that song., She brought tears to my eyes
Why a damn gift.....why not just a wonderful gift? Why such a choice word as damn. When something is damned it is not a good thing. She has a magnificent voice.
+DaOrigTruthSeeker If u think about it, all words are made up with man made definitions placed upon them. One day someone said this is blue and this is what blue looks like. Words are just that, words.
+DaOrigTruthSeeker look he was complementing who cares what he said I'm sure Stephanie mills wouldn't she'd be happy someone saying he voice is a damn gift
All of Dorothy's accompaniment from 4:17 to 4:28 is completely unexpected. Sends chills down my spine! No wonder the audience collectively applauded. Sending this live must have moved the audience to tears.
The Wiz was my second Brdwy show I had ever saw in 1976. I have always identified with the Lion being the Leo that I am! The Wizard of Oz is such a journey of ALL our heats to find our Faith in our, Courage (Strength) , Heart (Love), Mind (Wisdom), and get to our Home. On my birthday I always believe that God told me to be a Lion to help others to find their home and Ease on down that crazy road!
Weeping!!!!! I didn’t know aunty Stephanie could do that... christ, I’m exhausted. What a voice! What emotion. This is saved for inspiration, chills, tears and joy. Thank you to sneaky videographers. This has blessed my life. STEPHANIE MILLS!!!! 🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️😢😭
That role was Stephanie's and this video does not begin to catch her powerful vocals. I saw her sing this play live the second time 15-20 years after the original Broadway play and she sang this duet with the original lion at the Hanna Theater and they brought the house down..
Oh Stephanie went in. And just when you think she has reached the pinnacle, she gives you more @4:21 and them more and more until that absolutely flawless finish. Before Whitney, there was Stephanie. #Trust
A 9th grade class trip gave me the honor to see this wonderful show in New York on broad way, my first time in New York, I thought one day I would return there to live but didn't. That day was magical for me, as we got to meet an alumni of Langley Jr. High in D.C. Hinton Battle, the scarecrow. I some years later took my own children to the Warner theater in D.C. to see a live performance of the Wiz, forever a classic.
This brought tears to my eyes. My mom taught me how to sing this song back in the day. Be a lion will always be that special song in mylife to help encourage others during their struggle. Thank you for posting
Stephanie's stellar performance with this production was huge, and she really polished her "stardom" so to speak with a dynomite performance like this. Blessings for sharing.
I'LL NEVER FORGET THE DAY MY FATHER TOOK ME AND MY MOTHER TO THE MAJESTIC THEATER WITH THIS!, 😍🤩 AND I KEPT COMING BACK TO EVERY SATURDAY MATINEES FOR TWO MONTHS AND MISS CLARICE TAYLOR TOOK ME TO THE BOX OFFICE WINDOW AND 💕 GAVE ME A SEASON PASS! 👀💯🤩😍
The Wiz was the first muscial my mom took me to aswell. I truly fell in love with the movie and the play. Both Step and Diana did a good job in my eyes. The Wiz will for ever be a classic for black americans and should be for all americans.
I saw this in the summer of at the majestic theater nyc the singing touch me so that tears were in my eyes throughout the entire play. I will never forget it!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS! YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT A JOY IT IS TO HEAR HER AGAIN LIKE I DID WHEN I SAW THIS IN BOSTON SO LONG AGO. I LAUGHED SO HARD. IT WAS WONDERFUL.
My high school did this show, and though we did the "all white" version, nothing will top this show/cast/everything. Be a Lion is my favorite song from the show. It is very moving, and Stephanie Mills is a lost treasure. I want more of her!
OK I'm first off so excited and can't wait to see the wiz Dec 3rd 2015 and Stephanie is playing Aunt em. I just pray they find someone to fill her shoes as Dorothy . I saw mills play Dorothy as a 3 year old it's actually my first memory I can remember that was in 79 then I saw her reprise that role when I was 17 in 93 following having the pleasure of doing the show at my high school in 92 . I grew up with the wiz. I have the tattoo of the original Broadway cover tatted on my stomach, I am a true wiz fanatic and miss mills is the only Dorothy . She killed murdered and slayed that role and those songs. She owns them . Now the Broadway recording be a lion is an anomaly in itself but when she does it live it just lifts the spirit and takes u away to that beautiful place she's singing about . It's almost like a religious experience when u listen to the words of the songs in the wiz , they are very powerful life lessons and gifts , even U can't win from the movie , if u break that song down and listen to the words and see as its sang by a scarecrow that has no brain , Michael really let it be know of how the struggle was and still is real for all of us who were told we can't win . That song was written for the Broadway musical but was cut out because the show was too long other songs were taken out as well but the wiz is everything to me . I'm so glad I saw it twice because it has shaped my life and I still to this day will pop it in and blast ease on down the road while I'm driving . Can't wait to see it on the 3rd of Dec, let's all support this and make it a smash as its going on Broadway after for the 2016-2017 season . I'm there easing on to where ever it's at
I'm just tryna imagine Diana Ross up on that stage with all that grinning whispering she be doing "What u say honey, that ain't gone cut it u gone have to SANG! up in here". Lol
Just because Diana has a softer Soprano sound doesn’t mean, she did not sang this song. Her voice carries differently. Stephanie did a good job; however, like MOST RandB/Blacks singers, Stephanie is missing the element of CONTROL for her lower resonance so she is NOT holding and gliding the notes on the lower parts like Diana, who floats on the note while caressing each note and extends each one effortlessly, while Mills cuts it off. To sing those parts, you don’t have to be a belter/loud to sing them well, but a crooner like Diana nails them, even though her belts may not be as loud, it is clear as a bell with an immaculate tone/pitch. Diana don't need to be the loudest, but has one of the most versatile and BEAUTIFUL VOICES in the world.
A black woman in the 60's who outsold nearly everyone to rival the Beatles and Elvis, would need more than that to succeed and have a career up till today 2018. Why don't you listen to Be A Lion by Ross to see how she captured the subtleties of that song better than Stephanie, who forced it out only to get to the louder parts. Diana may not be as loud, but Stephanie does not sound better than Diana in that song who floated sweetly and effortlessly throughout the song. Diana can just sing more than RandB.
classanddignity you mean Diana whispered through the song...and guarantee she was putting out with her high yellow self...she sold records because she was fucking her way through the industry. but Stephanie who has the superior voice could sing rings around Diana when she was about 5 years old...during Missy Ross's height of fame mind you...no Stephanie was robbed of the roll in the movie. And its probably because she was dark skinned. Willie Lynch racism clearly.
Stephanie murdered this song. it does not sound the same when Diana sangs it. Stephanie has power behind her voice, like Jennifer Holiday. But talents should not be compared. Diana is a Queen as well as Stephanie, and Jennifer Holiday that is. NOT THAT SCREAMING JENNIFER! I walked out the movie, she meesed that song up. She can sing but And I am telling you is Jennifer Holidays hands down. GOD wrote that and made her voice to fit it. NO ONE CAN PLAY EFFIE, OR THE ORIGINAL CAST OF DREAM GIRLS OR THE WIZ. Besides Michael Jackson, he did the damn thang in the wiz!
Yes, I was enthralled by this production as a child and dragged my mother to Sam Goody's to buy the Original Cast album. Wow, talk about your memories.
Brilliant! The little lady with the HUGE voice. Stephanie's still sounding great...check out her new single, "Let's do the right thing". It was released June 2021.
I agree...Stephanie was DOROTHY in the WIZ though I loved Diana Ross's performance she was too old to be playing that part. But then that's showbusiness and the WIZ didn't break the box office but damn, the production was off the chain musically. Stephanie sounds magnifacent here and I still love her and she still can SANG her butt off.
What do you mean??.. she is a star have you not seen her huge following and her icon status? She has many hits like What cha gonna do with my lovin, Never knew love like this Before, Rush, Home, Power of love, so many more and including classic material
@@stephaniemills_fanpage Do you just get easily hysterical and not read the compliments I paid to Stephanie Mills? She makes about $150,000 as a artist from a gold album which will net her around 75k post taxes agents etc. She had five gold records. Her net worth is 1.5 million. She’s by no means wealthy. Diana Ross for contexts has a net worth of 250 million. Yet Stephanie has the voice and acting chops and should have had much more to ‘sing about’.
@@Kreatures100 How did I get 'hysterical', I was just simply correcting that stament you made. See, there are people who don't understand the greatness of Stephanie but that's okay because that's what I'm here for. Let me just say Stephanie is a entire legend who has had a huge career that spans over 5 decades. Her net worth has NOTHING to do with her being a "Star" and having "Star Material". She has a HUGE catalog with Hits, Classics, and then some. Her genres span from pop, Soul, R&B, Funk, Dance, Disco, and many more. Also, let me say that she has more than 5 gold albums. (Trust I would know, I take time to study her career so I can held educate others about her and I for sure know she has way more than that). Stephanie has a catalog that has Gold, Silver, and Platnium plaques. Search it up for yourself. There are pictures of these plaques, I'm not making this up. Wikipedia has to be one of the most inaccurate sites. Come on they litteraly let people anonymously make edits to celebrites offical pages and your telling me It's accurate??? PLEASE LOL. Now let me just say that 1.5 Million is not Stephanies net worth. It has been saying that for years and Google, wikipedia and etc are in acurrate sites and can't tell you an artists net worth. For example sources have said that Zendaya which she is one of the most popular and or famous young actors and It's been said she only has a net worth of 1.5 Millions but we all includin herself have said that's not true. If she herself has never come out and spoke about her net worth then why believe a source that knows nothing about her.
@@stephaniemills_fanpage you are a shrill hysterical and low iq head of a fan club. STEPHANIE’S HOME WENT INTO FORECLOSURE . Her credit rating is toast and the bank had a lien on the house. She had to use charity to help her stay in it for a brief period. Then she was kicked out and made zero money on the home. The bank charges interest for back payments, lost property tax and interest on top of her interest which drove her into bankruptcy. Now I can tell you are unsuccessful as you don’t understand basic math. The numbers for a greater net worth are not there especially since she went into foreclosure and made a limited amount that artist of her level make on royalties. And the bank and the IRS owned parts of her future earnings and garnished them like an old cocktail waitress in Vegas paying off gambling debts. Here is a clue for you. She needs all the fans she can get. Not some idiot who doesn’t know what they are talking about and whom chases people away.
@@Kreatures100This old comment makes me laugh lol, I would love to see what you have to say now. You just typed up a whole bunch of nothing, you tried way too hard, such misleading info. Stephanie has been living her best life, selling out and headlining. How are you gonna tell me anything about the persons career I studied 😂 try again. Instead of worrying about someone else who is far more established and attained than you will ever be, you should stop the self projection and worry about how your bills are gonna be paid. Cause it won’t get done by you speaking on the name of a legend who you know absolutely nothing about, people like you become way to entitled to the life of celebrities based off of a google search and whatever you’ve built yourself up to believe.
..............The performance A+........now I gotta go back to "You and I have what others dreamed about" Chiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiile!!!!!! "We finally worked it out!!!!... I Feel!
Stephanie is by far the better singer. Lots of things come into play as far as the making of a superstar. It all came together for Diana who was extremely beautiful and had a great body that looked great in anything she wore. It's complicated but definitely Stephanie Mills is the bomb and any professional critic or DJ will tell you that she is way more talented than Diana Ross any day.
Remember, this REVIVAL is almost a decade later. By this time, she was an adult with a very successful recording career. Her style and interpretation would, of course, be much more soulful and polished by this point in her life.
What year is this production from? I know Ted Ross played the Lion when the show opened in 1975 (he won the Tony and did the Lion in the roll). I see someone mentioned it was Greg Baker, so what year is this?
@cjabiabi She was originally going to be in the movie. But then Diana wanted to be in the movie and I guess she made a deal that if she was cast, she could get the director a company that will help produce the film and she would bring in MJ to be cast as the Scarecrow. I just wonder what this would've been like hearing Stephanie Mills in the film. If there's ever a Broadway revival or another movie made that's closer to the Broadway version, Stephanie should be cast as Glinda, that'd be cool! :)
Do u by any chance have the full show on DVD, I REALLY need 2 have a copy. This show holds special memories 4 me because it was the very FIRST Broadway show I ever went 2 see when I was only 4 years old! 4 all I know...my mother and I just might b in the audience of THIS show!!
I was lucky enough to see The Wiz on broadway in 1975. I saw it over 10 times. The way those people saaaaaaang those song still gives me goosebumps! To be in the audience watching them sing these fantastic songs was such an awesome treat. I can't even begin to explain the feeling. The audience went nuts--standing ovations every time I saw it. Be A Lion brought down the house every time!
They knocked it out of the park each and every night. I'm so blessed. An amazing, amazing experience.
In 1975 I was 8 and remember my aunts, my mom and a few others going to see it. When I heard the album, this was one of my favorite. I thought she sounded beautiful but this right here, 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Yeah, me too! I went back then (I was eleven at the time) and saw it like four times!! Based on some very real challenges I experienced during my pre-into-teenage years, this production, the cast and the music was a great amount of what I held onto, and believed in to bring me through a very turbulent time. Thanks for sharing your memories as well, I'm actually crying with tears of joy right now from the beauty of these memories, outstanding performer's and knowing that I DID make it through - I had to, "Believe", know that there is, "No Place Like Home" and "Be a Lion"!!! 😊
@@WellBreadIII so heartwarming. So glad to hear you came through it all. Thanks for sharing--it takes me back again.
@@millionddiva Your welcome and many thanks to you as well. So glad to know how shared the wonderful impact of this production and the artist(s) have been on those of us that saw the original cast. As well, I didn't realize how healing it would be to share my past, thank you for your kindness & response! 😊
By far one of the best voices ever "Ms. Mills" 💘
Judy Garland would have adored her.
Oh My Jesus...I never thought I'd see this purely powerful performance again. I think I am going to shout right now.. I saw the original cast with Stephanie Mills, Ted Ross, Hinton Battle, and Tiger Haynes when I was 6 years old. That woman singing in the center of that stage changed or rather set the course of my life. MET Opera bass-baritone Gregg Baker is an absolutely fabulous Lion! He will do JUST FINE, too!
BRAVI!!!!!
I saw the original cast as well. I will never forget it.
I felt the same way, I seen this at 8yrs old
that child SANGGGGGGGG!!! Ive never heard anything like it before And Ive seen her A billion times. But she sang the hell out of that song., She brought tears to my eyes
Stephanie MIlls' voice is a damn GIFT!
Why a damn gift.....why not just a wonderful gift? Why such a choice word as damn. When something is damned it is not a good thing. She has a magnificent voice.
Shonuff!!!!!
***** Shut up! Learn that words have power.
+DaOrigTruthSeeker If u think about it, all words are made up with man made definitions placed upon them. One day someone said this is blue and this is what blue looks like. Words are just that, words.
+DaOrigTruthSeeker look he was complementing who cares what he said I'm sure Stephanie mills wouldn't she'd be happy someone saying he voice is a damn gift
Stephenie is so cute and teeny! She looks like a little doll standing beside the Lion. Love the emotion she put out in this song.
All of Dorothy's accompaniment from 4:17 to 4:28 is completely unexpected. Sends chills down my spine! No wonder the audience collectively applauded. Sending this live must have moved the audience to tears.
As someone who saw it, yes it did.
I'm hooked on that part. Brings me to tears.
I believe Stephanie Mills has to be a freak of nature to be able to sing like that. She is amazing!!!
WOW Steph...that last note was BEAST!!!!
She sang the notes off that song! Incredible. She's my favorite singer.
The Wiz was my second Brdwy show I had ever saw in 1976. I have always identified with the Lion being the Leo that I am! The Wizard of Oz is such a journey of ALL our heats to find our Faith in our, Courage (Strength) , Heart (Love), Mind (Wisdom), and get to our Home. On my birthday I always believe that God told me to be a Lion to help others to find their home and Ease on down that crazy road!
Weeping!!!!! I didn’t know aunty Stephanie could do that... christ, I’m exhausted. What a voice! What emotion. This is saved for inspiration, chills, tears and joy. Thank you to sneaky videographers. This has blessed my life.
STEPHANIE MILLS!!!! 🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️😢😭
George Ikediashi what didn’t you know Aunty Stephanie didn’t do babe?
How?? You must not know Stephanie Mills then because In ever song she takes It to Its heights.
That role was Stephanie's and this video does not begin to catch her powerful vocals. I saw her sing this play live the second time 15-20 years after the original Broadway play and she sang this duet with the original lion at the Hanna Theater and they brought the house down..
Ted Ross, really? Wow!
Oh Stephanie went in. And just when you think she has reached the pinnacle, she gives you more @4:21 and them more and more until that absolutely flawless finish. Before Whitney, there was Stephanie. #Trust
I remember seeing this show 3 times. Still moves me. I hope they bring it back. It is a classic,
YES LIONNNNNN!!!!! Stephanie, of course, slayed...but that lion quietly snuck up and just did the business.
A 9th grade class trip gave me the honor to see this wonderful show in New York on broad way, my first time in New York, I thought one day I would return there to live but didn't. That day was magical for me, as we got to meet an alumni of Langley Jr. High in D.C. Hinton Battle, the scarecrow. I some years later took my own children to the Warner theater in D.C. to see a live performance of the Wiz, forever a classic.
Simply Beautiful!! i wish i could have seen this Live. Wow!!!! So Beautiful!!!!!!
This brought tears to my eyes. My mom taught me how to sing this song back in the day. Be a lion will always be that special song in mylife to help encourage others during their struggle. Thank you for posting
luv it luv it luuuv it. she is soo precious. you go Stephanie Mills and Greeg baker!!
Stephanie's stellar performance with this production was huge, and she really polished her "stardom" so to speak with a dynomite performance like this. Blessings for sharing.
Lawd have mercy on my soul is lifted just listening to Miss Stephanie Mills. A gift to us all!!!!❤️❤️
This made my heart happy. The talent! Oh jeez -- I am CRYING!
I just SHOUTED!!!!! THat was EVERYTRHING!!!!!!!!!!! Omg
I'LL NEVER FORGET THE DAY MY FATHER TOOK ME AND MY MOTHER TO THE MAJESTIC THEATER WITH THIS!, 😍🤩 AND I KEPT COMING BACK TO EVERY SATURDAY MATINEES FOR TWO MONTHS AND MISS CLARICE TAYLOR TOOK ME TO THE BOX OFFICE WINDOW AND 💕 GAVE ME A SEASON PASS! 👀💯🤩😍
One of the best voices ever!
GUYS. She still had to sing Home after that. Like, Jesus. You betta Miz Mills .
That's crazy that she was a CHILD and had a voice like that.
She was about 23 in this video hardly a child. But yes her voice was and still is incredible
AMEN.
God Given Voice 🕊 🕊.
14 Or 15 Years Old.
She was a child!! I always said the same thing
@Jarred Knox Disrespectful as hell.
My mouth is on the floor!! That was... Just..... WOW!
The Wiz was the first muscial my mom took me to aswell. I truly fell in love with the movie and the play. Both Step and Diana did a good job in my eyes. The Wiz will for ever be a classic for black americans and should be for all americans.
Stephanie Mills is legendary, period; and the gentleman who played "Lion" was the best Lion I've ever seen play this role. You really believed him!
I saw this in the summer of at the majestic theater nyc the singing touch me so that tears were in my eyes throughout the entire play. I will never forget it!
WOW I felt just as much with amazement watching this poor blurry video then the day I saw The Wiz in 75. Simply a stunning performance and Content.
She killed this song!!! OMG!!! And when they both started to sing at the end...perfection. I loved it!
Thank you thank you Thank You. I have been looking for Be a Lion for about two years when it was first posted.
you were definitly blessed, its good to know you appreciate your parents when we can easily take them for granted.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS! YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT A JOY IT IS TO HEAR HER AGAIN LIKE I DID WHEN I SAW THIS IN BOSTON SO LONG AGO. I LAUGHED SO HARD. IT WAS WONDERFUL.
My high school did this show, and though we did the "all white" version, nothing will top this show/cast/everything. Be a Lion is my favorite song from the show. It is very moving, and Stephanie Mills is a lost treasure. I want more of her!
OK I'm first off so excited and can't wait to see the wiz Dec 3rd 2015 and Stephanie is playing Aunt em. I just pray they find someone to fill her shoes as Dorothy . I saw mills play Dorothy as a 3 year old it's actually my first memory I can remember that was in 79 then I saw her reprise that role when I was 17 in 93 following having the pleasure of doing the show at my high school in 92 . I grew up with the wiz. I have the tattoo of the original Broadway cover tatted on my stomach, I am a true wiz fanatic and miss mills is the only Dorothy . She killed murdered and slayed that role and those songs. She owns them . Now the Broadway recording be a lion is an anomaly in itself but when she does it live it just lifts the spirit and takes u away to that beautiful place she's singing about . It's almost like a religious experience when u listen to the words of the songs in the wiz , they are very powerful life lessons and gifts , even U can't win from the movie , if u break that song down and listen to the words and see as its sang by a scarecrow that has no brain , Michael really let it be know of how the struggle was and still is real for all of us who were told we can't win . That song was written for the Broadway musical but was cut out because the show was too long other songs were taken out as well but the wiz is everything to me . I'm so glad I saw it twice because it has shaped my life and I still to this day will pop it in and blast ease on down the road while I'm driving . Can't wait to see it on the 3rd of Dec, let's all support this and make it a smash as its going on Broadway after for the 2016-2017 season . I'm there easing on to where ever it's at
Watching on repeat for hours. Can't get enough.
This is the one I seen live in the 70's live it was good I enjoyed it!
4:10 My word.. Ms. Mills took off and never came back! Good gawd..
I'm just tryna imagine Diana Ross up on that stage with all that grinning whispering she be doing "What u say honey, that ain't gone cut it u gone have to SANG! up in here". Lol
Velle M 😂😂😂💯💯💯
Just because Diana has a softer Soprano sound doesn’t mean, she did not sang this song. Her voice carries differently. Stephanie did a good job; however, like MOST RandB/Blacks singers, Stephanie is missing the element of CONTROL for her lower resonance so she is NOT holding and gliding the notes on the lower parts like Diana, who floats on the note while caressing each note and extends each one effortlessly, while Mills cuts it off. To sing those parts, you don’t have to be a belter/loud to sing them well, but a crooner like Diana nails them, even though her belts may not be as loud, it is clear as a bell with an immaculate tone/pitch. Diana don't need to be the loudest, but has one of the most versatile and BEAUTIFUL VOICES in the world.
classanddignity Oh shut up. Diana can't sing for shit. Her looks and her sparkly diamond twat got her where she is. Nothing more.
A black woman in the 60's who outsold nearly everyone to rival the Beatles and Elvis, would need more than that to succeed and have a career up till today 2018. Why don't you listen to Be A Lion by Ross to see how she captured the subtleties of that song better than Stephanie, who forced it out only to get to the louder parts. Diana may not be as loud, but Stephanie does not sound better than Diana in that song who floated sweetly and effortlessly throughout the song. Diana can just sing more than RandB.
classanddignity you mean Diana whispered through the song...and guarantee she was putting out with her high yellow self...she sold records because she was fucking her way through the industry. but Stephanie who has the superior voice could sing rings around Diana when she was about 5 years old...during Missy Ross's height of fame mind you...no Stephanie was robbed of the roll in the movie. And its probably because she was dark skinned. Willie Lynch racism clearly.
Like amazing . I did the wiz and our Dorothy was just like this . This is rare. Makes u want to cry . I hope for big things to this Dorothy n mine .
This was one of my first musicals - I was around 10 years old. It was magical.
Awesome. Stephanie can sang! I'm still waiting for the Tony Awards to admit that they made a mistake for not nominating her for The Wiz.😞😷
There will never be a voice like this. FANTASIA IS GOOD BUT . Miss Mills voice is smooth and clear.
Fantasia reminds me of Steph a little. They both have very powerful soul voices.
Phenomenal breath control!
I agree wholeheartedly. I saw the Wiz when I was 10. Stephanie was awesome.
After watching video all I need to type is STEPHANIE MILLS!!!
WOWWW. That's all I can say. Woww. Simply amazing
Wow, thank you so much for posting!!
Stephanie murdered this song. it does not sound the same when Diana sangs it. Stephanie has power behind her voice, like Jennifer Holiday. But talents should not be compared. Diana is a Queen as well as Stephanie, and Jennifer Holiday that is. NOT THAT SCREAMING JENNIFER! I walked out the movie, she meesed that song up. She can sing but And I am telling you is Jennifer Holidays hands down. GOD wrote that and made her voice to fit it. NO ONE CAN PLAY EFFIE, OR THE ORIGINAL CAST OF DREAM GIRLS OR THE WIZ. Besides Michael Jackson, he did the damn thang in the wiz!
SuperHurricane75 OK, first you say talents shouldn't be compared, THEN you immediately start comparing the two Jennifers.
+SJ Jamal My words exactly
I'm curious to know what you thought of The Wiz Live lol.
Yes, I was enthralled by this production as a child and dragged my mother to Sam Goody's to buy the Original Cast album. Wow, talk about your memories.
I know Stephanie's tiny, but that is one tall Lion!!!
OMG!!!!!!!!!! AMAZING!!!!!
Thanks for this amazing upload!
This was my first Broadway show. I loved it
One word, DAAAAMMMNNN lol :O
Wow.....what a voice!!
Great play with amazing cast :-) great job!!
never gets old....
Brilliant! The little lady with the HUGE voice. Stephanie's still sounding great...check out her new single, "Let's do the right thing". It was released June 2021.
Superb!!
Everytime I hear her sing I can’t help but think “why are other people even trying” 😂
So incredible that Stephanie Mills was so young with such a powerful voice
We need to have her back in this role again...Sorry for the pressure Stephanie and Victor!( I luvs ya both)
my favorite!!
Has @PrettyMill1 (Ms Mills on Twitter) seen this blast from the past?? PHENOMENAL ALWAYS!
I agree...Stephanie was DOROTHY in the WIZ though I loved Diana Ross's performance she was too old to be playing that part. But then that's showbusiness and the WIZ didn't break the box office but damn, the production was off the chain musically. Stephanie sounds magnifacent here and I still love her and she still can SANG her butt off.
THANK YOU!
Phenominal!!!
How old was Stephanie Mills, here?! WoW! What a set of pipes, and the talent of how to use them!!!
Thanks,Thanks ,Thanks-brandonmjonston!!!!!
omg my aunts took my cousin,sister and me to see this when we were young!!
Wow that was amazing. Stephanie and Ted are true Broadway phenomena. Stephanie has a distinctive voice and should have been given star material.
What do you mean??.. she is a star have you not seen her huge following and her icon status? She has many hits like What cha gonna do with my lovin, Never knew love like this Before, Rush, Home, Power of love, so many more and including classic material
@@stephaniemills_fanpage Do you just get easily hysterical and not read the compliments I paid to Stephanie Mills? She makes about $150,000 as a artist from a gold album which will net her around 75k post taxes agents etc. She had five gold records. Her net worth is 1.5 million. She’s by no means wealthy. Diana Ross for contexts has a net worth of 250 million. Yet Stephanie has the voice and acting chops and should have had much more to ‘sing about’.
@@Kreatures100 How did I get 'hysterical', I was just simply correcting that stament you made. See, there are people who don't understand the greatness of Stephanie but that's okay because that's what I'm here for. Let me just say Stephanie is a entire legend who has had a huge career that spans over 5 decades. Her net worth has NOTHING to do with her being a "Star" and having "Star Material". She has a HUGE catalog with Hits, Classics, and then some. Her genres span from pop, Soul, R&B, Funk, Dance, Disco, and many more. Also, let me say that she has more than 5 gold albums. (Trust I would know, I take time to study her career so I can held educate others about her and I for sure know she has way more than that). Stephanie has a catalog that has Gold, Silver, and Platnium plaques. Search it up for yourself. There are pictures of these plaques, I'm not making this up. Wikipedia has to be one of the most inaccurate sites. Come on they litteraly let people anonymously make edits to celebrites offical pages and your telling me It's accurate??? PLEASE LOL. Now let me just say that 1.5 Million is not Stephanies net worth. It has been saying that for years and Google, wikipedia and etc are in acurrate sites and can't tell you an artists net worth. For example sources have said that Zendaya which she is one of the most popular and or famous young actors and It's been said she only has a net worth of 1.5 Millions but we all includin herself have said that's not true. If she herself has never come out and spoke about her net worth then why believe a source that knows nothing about her.
@@stephaniemills_fanpage you are a shrill hysterical and low iq head of a fan club. STEPHANIE’S HOME WENT INTO FORECLOSURE . Her credit rating is toast and the bank had a lien on the house. She had to use charity to help her stay in it for a brief period. Then she was kicked out and made zero money on the home. The bank charges interest for back payments, lost property tax and interest on top of her interest which drove her into bankruptcy. Now I can tell you are unsuccessful as you don’t understand basic math. The numbers for a greater net worth are not there especially since she went into foreclosure and made a limited amount that artist of her level make on royalties. And the bank and the IRS owned parts of her future earnings and garnished them like an old cocktail waitress in Vegas paying off gambling debts. Here is a clue for you. She needs all the fans she can get. Not some idiot who doesn’t know what they are talking about and whom chases people away.
@@Kreatures100This old comment makes me laugh lol, I would love to see what you have to say now. You just typed up a whole bunch of nothing, you tried way too hard, such misleading info. Stephanie has been living her best life, selling out and headlining. How are you gonna tell me anything about the persons career I studied 😂 try again. Instead of worrying about someone else who is far more established and attained than you will ever be, you should stop the self projection and worry about how your bills are gonna be paid. Cause it won’t get done by you speaking on the name of a legend who you know absolutely nothing about, people like you become way to entitled to the life of celebrities based off of a google search and whatever you’ve built yourself up to believe.
I want to be brave this year for the Fourth of July. Maybe I should give it a try.
They sung the hell outta this song gon on stepanie wit yo bad self...
Phenominal!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I saw this in Chicago!
..............The performance A+........now I gotta go back to "You and I have what others dreamed about" Chiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiile!!!!!! "We finally worked it out!!!!... I Feel!
So, this performance makes you "feel good all over"? I can relate.
That was Greg Baker I think singing the Lion. He was a wonderful baritone who sang a lot at the Metropolitan Opera. A huge man with a great voice
Was??? He dead!??
@@ahlupenya4564 He is not dead. Greg is very much alive
Magical years😃😍🔮
Like it was yesterday.love steph
Wow what a voice
YES, thats it!!!!!! Thats how its supposed to go!!
Stephanie is by far the better singer. Lots of things come into play as far as the making of a superstar. It all came together for Diana who was extremely beautiful and had a great body that looked great in anything she wore. It's complicated but definitely Stephanie Mills is the bomb and any professional critic or DJ will tell you that she is way more talented than Diana Ross any day.
We need to have her back in this role...Sorry Stephanie and VIctor for the pressure!( I luvs you both(LOL))
Stephanie MIlls did that i love the wiz
I SAW HER DO THIS, MAGIC IN THE MAKING..
there should be two like buttons
okay why couldn't she go ham like this and slay on the album, i bet they asked her to tone it down or something
MrDuffmann22 frrrr, cause on the album u can hear the quality of her voice clearly, Idk why she didn't bomb that shit
Remember, this REVIVAL is almost a decade later. By this time, she was an adult with a very successful recording career. Her style and interpretation would, of course, be much more soulful and polished by this point in her life.
@craigwalters How tall was he? he looks like he towers over Stephanie Mills here, then again, Stephanie's only 4'11!
Stephanie was the shit....
What year is this production from? I know Ted Ross played the Lion when the show opened in 1975 (he won the Tony and did the Lion in the roll). I see someone mentioned it was Greg Baker, so what year is this?
@cjabiabi She was originally going to be in the movie. But then Diana wanted to be in the movie and I guess she made a deal that if she was cast, she could get the director a company that will help produce the film and she would bring in MJ to be cast as the Scarecrow. I just wonder what this would've been like hearing Stephanie Mills in the film. If there's ever a Broadway revival or another movie made that's closer to the Broadway version, Stephanie should be cast as Glinda, that'd be cool! :)
WOW, WOW, WOW!!!!
@71crm - I don't know how exactly how tall Greg Baker is but he is a very big man. And everyone know that Stephanie Mills is tiny
Do u by any chance have the full show on DVD, I REALLY need 2 have a copy. This show holds special memories 4 me because it was the very FIRST Broadway show I ever went 2 see when I was only 4 years old! 4 all I know...my mother and I just might b in the audience of THIS show!!
Her placement is cra!